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Category: Pipeline

PHMSA Awards Nearly $1.5M in Grants for State Damage Prevention Programs - 7/25/2016
On July 14, 2016 the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced approximately $1.5 million in grants to support pipeline...

Pipeline Safety Impacts All & PIPES Act of 2016 Projects - 6/29/2016
President Obama recently signed into law the PIPES Act of 2016. The law includes many provisions that will help Americans address emerging risks associated with...

PHMSA Releases Preliminary Results for Plains Pipeline Failure Investigation - 2/22/2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today provided a preliminary report regarding its investigation into the Plains All American...

PHMSA Releases Operator Qualification, Cost Recovery and Accident Notification Regulatory Proposal - 7/13/2015
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today proposed new requirements to strengthen Federal pipeline safety regulations related to pipeline...

U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Corrective Action Order to Plains Pipeline, LP - 6/03/2015
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a Corrective Action Order (CAO) to Plains Pipeline, LP, the operator...

Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Keeps Moving on Pipeline Safety Act - 1/21/2014
The United States Department of Transportation's Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) ensures the safety of the 2.6 million miles of pipeline in the...

New Pipeline from Ohio to Benefit Western Pennsylvania - 9/24/2012
A new 160 mile underground petroleum pipeline from Ohio to Western Pennsylvania will assist in transporting refined oil products from the Midwest to the Ohio...

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